12 alternatives to the London Marathon if you’ve missed out on the ballot

As the London Marathon ballot results are announced this week, thousands will be receiving their rejection magazines and emails.
For some, the rejection will be accompanied by a sigh of relief. Others will be genuinely gutted to miss out. If you fall into the latter camp, there are still plenty of other options to get your 2017 marathon fix.
1. Paris
Want a big city marathon, iconic sights, running alongside people from around the world? Forget London, you can find all that in Paris.
With a (flat) route that takes you past the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and finishes by the Arc de Triomphe,... read more

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